Arkansas State Society Daughters of American Colonists held its 86th State Assembly in Little Rock at the Holiday Inn Presidential on March 2 in the Bush/Reagan Room. Hostess chapter was Lt. Samuel Cherry, Jean Pollard, chapter regent. Members gathered for a joint luncheon with Colonial Dames 17th Century.

Theme for the luncheon was “Colonial Gardens and Plants of the 17th Century.” Guest speaker was Bob Byers, associate director of Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs.

Sheila Beatty, state regent, presided. Pollard gave the welcome.

A memorial service using yellow roses was held by State Chaplain Kathryn Widder for Mary Kaufman, past chapter regent of Lt. Samuel Cherry Chapter; Mary Sue Colwell and Agnes Walters, both from Maj. Brian Pendleton Chapter.

Jerrie Townsend, state secretary, read the minutes, which were approved. The state registrar, Ruth Ashcraft, reported a total state membership of 78. MarJo Dill, state treasurer, gave her report. Request for a four-digit Zip Code extension be sent in.

Elected as delegates to the national general assembly in Washington, D.C. in April were State Regent Beatty, Leah Martin and Pat Gallager.

Committee chairmen reports were given by MarJo Dill, finance; Betty Harp, Flag of the United States of America; Beatty, national defense; Linda Thomas and Frankie Ochsner, veteran services; and Dill gave to each chapter regent copies of the new DAC Yearbook for their disbursement to chapter members.

The assembly voted to send a monetary gift for the National President’s Project, which is to support the building of an outdoor learning pavilion at historic St. Mary’s City Museum, an archaeological and living history museum of Maryland’s first colony and capitol.

Mary John Jones, Maj. Brian Pendleton Chapter regent, issued the invitation to the 87th State Assembly to be held in March 2014. Time and place to be announced later.

The two-year trial of meeting jointly with Colonial Dames 17th Century will not be continued, the consensus of both societies.